Creationism Commotion: Five states have anti-evolution bills in play

[[deleted user]]

It has been more than 25 years since the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law that mandated religious instruction in science classes, yet lawmakers in many states are still pushing ahead with attempts to force creationist concepts into the public schools.

http://www.secularnewsdaily.com/2013/...

[Jimmy]

(I will put my comments in parentheses. All quotes from the book Basic Science for Christian Schools with none. It was published in 1983 for homeschoolers and Christian high schools by Bob Jones University. And shame on them. What follows are actual quotes.)

An evolutionary view of the physical universe is built on assumed data which cannot be scientifically observed. It contradicts actual observations of the physical world and denies the biblical record of Creation. Rather than improvement and increased organization, we observe decay, degeneration, and general disordering processes in nature. Well-established scientific principles indicate that nature is running down, not building itself into more ordered and complex forms. Can a scientist who claims to base all his opinions on observation tolerate an outlook that is openly unscientific?

The creationist view of the physical universe, or creationism, is founded on the written record of the Creator. Although there was no human observer present at Creation, scientific observations of a world that is running down do not conflict with the biblical record of a world under god's curse.

Evolution and creationism are complete opposites. . . . the creationist view recognizes that supernatural or miraculous acts were needed. Natural process cannot explain origins. . . .

These two outlooks are so directly opposed to each other that it seems impossible that a person could hold to both at the same time. Yet some Christians try to believe evolution. . . .

. . . However, those who hold firmly to the Bible know that it allows no room for evolution; . . .

. . . In most scientific circles today there is an evolutionary prejudice. . .

[Cora]

To illustrate how ludicrous this is, science teachers ought to band together and march for the right to teach alchemy, astronomy, and chicken bones as well.